nelsart@gmail.com 718-303-2193
Skill & Proficiency
Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Premiere, Cinema 4D, Toonboom Harmony
Traditional and digital character animation, Motion Graphics, storyboards, concept design,
character design, Traditional and digital Illustration. Loves to draw and paint.
Experience
Nickelodeon, Designer/Animator 2009-present
• Creates Motion Graphics for various Nickelodeon interstitials.
• Specializes in creating hand drawn traditional animation
• Using photoshop, Illustrator and After effects; various plug-ins such as Particular
Charlex, Animator 2010-2012
• Character animation in After Effects for Verizon Alaska commercial. Puppet animation.
• Traditional character animation drawing in Flash for Tradjenta online ad.
• Using photoshop, flash and After effects
Food Network, Illustrator and Animator 2009-Jan 2011
• Designed and animated show openings for Food Network shows Aarti Party, Guy Fieri’s
Big Bite, Melissa D’arabian’s ten dollar dinners.
• Using Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator and After Effects.
Duncan Studio/Dreamworks, “Secrets of the Masters” DVD featurette for Kung Fu Panda 2, Compositor Feb-June 2011
• Combined hand drawn animation, backgrounds, effects and lighting to finish final scene all in after effects.
• Placing all art and effects in Z space for Stereo (3D anaglyph.)
• Worked with Director & Art Director from Dreamworks to address notes and
bring sceneto final.
LBI International, Illustrator March 2010
• Created various comps for commercial.
• Using Photoshop and wacom cintiq.
Alfalfa Studio, Lead Animator July-Aug 2009
• Guided animation process for 4x 45 second spots from animatic to final animation.
• Airing Nick Jr’s Hispanic Heritage month (airing Sept 15th to Oct 15th.)
• Character Animation and graphics animated in After Effects.
Scholastic, Storyboard Artist July 2009
• Created storyboards for 3 min Scholastic Web Video for teachers
• Created designs for use in video shoot using various traditional media such as colored
pencils and construction paper
Little Airplane Productions, Character Animator Jan 2007-Aug 2009
• Worked on The Wonder Pets for Nickelodeon and 3rd& Bird for the BBC.
• After Effects Animation.
Animation Collective, Character Animator Aug 2005-Jan 2007
• Worked on Kappa Mikey for Nicktoons and Ellens Acres for Cartoon Network.
• Flash Animation.
Coqui, Award winning original animated short,
Thesis Writer/Director/Animator May 2005
• Wrote & Directed short based on Puerto Rican Allegory
• Traditionally animated in Flash MX using Wacom Cintiq
• Included in various film festivals around the country
EDUCATION
• School of Visual Arts BFA Animation with honors 2005
• High School of Art & Design 2001
AWARDS
• 2014 Emmy Nomination for Nickelodeon Halloween Campaign
• 2015 Silver Promax\BDA for Nickelodeon Character IDs
• 2015 First Place ASIFA-EAST Animation Festival for “Scare off” Comissioned films under two minutes
• Dusty Film Festival Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in
Traditional Animation 2005
• 1st Honorable Mention in student films category, ASIFA-EAST animation festival 2005
• Pre Production grant for Coqui-Senior Thesis film 2005